νεκροθάφτης

Greek

From Koine Greek νεκροθάπτης (nekrotháptēs), equivalent to νεκρο- (nekro-, “death”) +‎ θάβω (thávo, “to bury”).

νεκροθάφτης • (nekrotháftis) m (plural νεκροθάφτες)

gravedigger (person employed to dig graves)
Ο νεκροθάφτης καλύπτει το φέρετρο με χώμα.
O nekrotháftis kalýptei to féretro me chóma.
The gravedigger is covering the coffin with dirt.
(figuratively) ender, wrecker, ruiner (someone or something that puts an end to something else)
Ο Εμφυλιος Πόλεμος ήταν ο νεκροθάφτης της εθνικής ενότητας.
O Emfylios Pólemos ítan o nekrotháftis tis ethnikís enótitas.
The civil war put an end to national unity.
(literally, “The civil war was the gravedigger of national unity.”)

(gravedigger): ενταφιάστης m (entafiástis), πεθαμενατζής m (pethamenatzís) (colloquial, pejorative)